Allegiance through the eyes of a newbie

Monkage · Post by **Monkage** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:22 pm

Check this out ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Yd3s_ADB8

It's a complete newbie playing a 3 v 2 back in June, with commentary. Obviously the guy is clueless, but it's interesting to hear what he thinks as events unfold.

Spunkmeyer · Post by **Spunkmeyer** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:20 pm

Don't have time to watch the whole thing now, but from the first six minutes what immediately strikes me is the old "what to do next" problem.

One is to have an area of the screen dedicated to auto-generated orders, things you can do to assist the team, ships you should be in etc.. he didn't understand for example miners needed defense.

A simpler one is to have a $#@!ing legend for icons ffs.

Main problem with the video is that he hasn't done training though (no boosters etc). It would have been more representative if he had.

shadowmaker · Post by **shadowmaker** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:05 pm

it was interesting, but is there any possibility of getting the allegiance tutorials suggested to new players when they first log on?

raumvogel · Post by **raumvogel** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:11 pm

I posted a quick comment on his You tube page encouraging him to check out the web site.

minigun · Post by **minigun** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 3:16 pm

all vets should watch this video...

djrbk · Post by **djrbk** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:22 pm

I thought this was going to be one of your own personal fraps, Monkage!

Monkage · Post by **Monkage** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:26 pm

minigun wrote:QUOTE (minigun @ Dec 18 2012, 10:16 AM) all vets should watch this video...

That's what I was thinking, too. Definitely an eye-opener for me. I've been expecting way too much from them.

He's got a few other videos, too, including his first try at commanding. I'm thinking of putting together some basic training videos for people like him. I mean, he's obviously not a dumbass. He picks up on things fairly quickly. There's just way too much he doesn't know, yet.

Monkage · Post by **Monkage** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 4:40 pm

djrbk wrote:QUOTE (djrbk @ Dec 18 2012, 11:22 AM) I thought this was going to be one of your own personal fraps, Monkage!

I'm building up my personal fraps collection for montages of me podding pilots at your skill-level.

Hellsyng · Post by **Hellsyng** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:46 pm

Monkage wrote:QUOTE (Monkage @ Dec 18 2012, 10:40 AM) I'm building up my personal fraps collection for montages of me podding pilots at your skill-level.

So better than you then?

Spunkmeyer · Post by **Spunkmeyer** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:00 pm

raumvogel wrote:QUOTE (raumvogel @ Dec 18 2012, 09:11 AM) I posted a quick comment on his You tube page encouraging him to check out the web site.

That's not going to help because he got tired of Allegiance crashing and such, if you read the first comment on the page.